The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
A sequel to Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) although the opening half hour also acts as a prequel to that film which sees Chris Hemsworth's Huntsman along with once thought dead wife Sara (Jessica Chastain) and four dwarves including Nick Frost, Rob Brydon and Sheridan Smith, on a trek to find the dead evil queen Ravenna's (Charlize Theron) magic mirror.
A film that's visually stunning with all the snow white landscapes but it's so very similar to the first film in that it involves a set up then a journey before the inevitable showdown. It's like a baby Tolkien trilogy in one two hour film.
The addition of Emily Blunt's ice queen is fun, two evil queens in one movie? There must be a battle between the two? Surely? Of course there is and it's intriguing watching Theron and Blunt out do each other. Hemsworth is made for roles such as the Huntsman and Chastain proves herself a fine action heroine in a rare ass kicking role meanwhile the four dwarves up the humour levels
The action is fast and frenetic and the film on the whole is very enjoyable however although i've seen this before i don't recommend you watch it soon after seeing the original film as they are essentially the same movie.
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